bejeweled

adjective

be·​jew·​eled bi-ˈjü-əld How to pronounce bejeweled (audio)
-ˈjüld,
bē-,
 also  -ˈju̇ld
variants or bejewelled
: ornamented with or as if with jewels
a bejeweled crown
Packed with recipes and bejeweled with colorful pictures …Claire Hopley
: wearing jewels
… a jostling crowd of bejeweled women pinching noontime flutes of Champagne.Andrew Rice

Examples of bejeweled in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bejeweled was in 1557

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“Bejeweled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bejeweled. Accessed 22 May. 2024.

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